Cost of Hardwood Floors

Posted on 2012-11-09 03:29:20. by Stewart Lavigne

When it comes to the flooring selection, the hardwood flooring maybe one of the most popular flooring ever! The problem is; it surely costs more than the other floorings. But it doesn’t mean that the people with low budget cannot have the elegance from his hardwood flooring. The material selection can surely distinguish one hardwood flooring project’s cost to another. The point is, before deciding to install certain hardwood flooring; we will need to make a fine observation. You can go to the installation contractors to find out the average cost of the hardwood floors installation. Here below are the things related to the cost of hardwood floors. Keep reading for the detailed information.

There are lots of materials for hardwood flooring. For example is the pine wood. This material will cost you about $12’s per square foot. If you desire for another type, for example the solid-strip wood flooring, it may about $8’s per square foot. Maybe those two types are not your style and you want something else? Well there are still factory-finished types which will cost you almost the same like the solid-strip flooring which is $8’s per square foot. The bamboo one is also included into one of the favorite selections which will cost you about either $4’s or $6’s.

The cost doesn’t stop at only the hardwood flooring’s prices, since you will still need to pay for the installation. But if you do have the skills of installing the hardwood flooring by yourself, you can cut the cost pretty much. If you hire contractor for installing the hardwood flooring it will surely cost you few thousand dollars! Well, if you decide to hire a contractor, choose the one with good reputation. Oh, I almost forget, if you already have pre-existing flooring in your place, you will need to spend extra money for removing it so the new hardwood flooring can be installed.